Race/Gender Studies (Minor)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2025-Spring 2026 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Race/Gender Studies
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Departments: Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Pan-African Studies
Academic Plan Code(s): RGS_MINOR
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| WGST 201 | Women In American Culture - AH, P1 | 3 |
| PAS 200 | Introduction to Pan-African Studies - P1, SB | 3 |
| WGST 347/PAS 364 | Racism and Sexism - P1, SB | 3 |
| Select two of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Diverse Perspectives in Philosophy - AH, P2 | ||
| Black Women Novelists - AH, P2, WR | ||
| Faces of Global Poverty - WR | ||
| Black Lesbian Lives | ||
| Women in Africa: Historical and Literary Perspectives | ||
| African-American Women - WR | ||
| African-American Women in Theatre - AH, P1, WR | ||
| Black Feminism in Action | ||
| U.S. Social Justice Movements of the 20th Century | ||
| Black Women's Voices - WR | ||
| Language, Race, Class, and Gender | ||
| Elective in Pan-African Studies at 300-level or above 2 | 3 | |
| Elective in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at 300-level or above 3 | 3 | |
| Minimum Total Hours | 21 | |
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
- 1
Other courses may be substituted with advisor approval
- 2
May not be cross-listed with Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- 3
May not be cross-listed with Pan-African Studies


